detail

detail

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • (noun)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːteɪl/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈditeɪl/, (also) /dɪˈteɪl/
  • (verb)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈdiːteɪl/
    • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈditeɪl/
  • Rhymes: -iːteɪl, -eɪl
  • Hyphenation: de‧tail

Noun

detail (countable and uncountable, plural details)

  1. (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
    Synonyms: minutia, technicality, trifle, triviality
  2. (uncountable) A profusion of details.
  3. (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
  4. A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
  5. (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
  6. (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
    Synonyms: contingent, detachment
  7. An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
  8. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
  9. (paintings) A selected portion of a painting.
    Synonyms: portion, section

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • deets
  • overview
  • bird's-eye view
  • big picture

Verb

detail (third-person singular simple present details, present participle detailing, simple past and past participle detailed)

  1. (transitive) To explain in detail.
    Synonym: specify
  2. (transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
  3. (transitive, military, law enforcement) To assign to a particular task.
    Synonyms: detach, second

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • atelid, dietal, dilate, laited, tailed

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛtaɪl]

Noun

detail m inan

  1. detail
    Synonym: podrobnost

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • “detail”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “detail”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “detail”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
  • “detail” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French détail, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːˈtɑi̯/
  • Hyphenation: de‧tail
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯

Noun

detail n (plural details, diminutive detailtje n)

  1. detail

Derived terms

  • detailhandel
  • detaillist

Descendants

  • Indonesian: detail

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English detail, from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /dəˈtaɪl/
  • (English-influenced) IPA(key): /diˈtɛl/
  • Hyphenation: dê‧ta‧il

Noun

dêtail (plural detail-detail)

  1. detail.
    Synonyms: perincian, rincian

Alternative forms

  • detil

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “detail” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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